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Taking payments · 18 of 110 stories
Google Play
Google's app store for Android: it distributes a business's app to phones, charges users for the app, subscriptions and in-app purchases, and keeps a percentage.
Price: 10% service fee plus 5% billing fee on subscriptions and on the first US$1 million a year (USA, UK, EEA, Australia, Japan); 15% in other markets (read 13 October 2026)
Free plan: no service fee on free apps
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Who uses it, and for what
One row per story. The grade is for the claim that the business uses this tool, not for its revenue.
| Story | What it does there | When | Cost stated | Grade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindroid | Distributes the Android app and bills subscriptions by in-app purchase; the app was unavailable there for some days in April 2026. | A | Google Play listing: Kindroid: Your Personal AI, read 12 October 2026 | ||
| Umax | Distributes the Android app and bills subscriptions by in-app purchase. | A | Google Play listing: Umax - Become Hot, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| Verbi | Distributes the Android app and collects the subscription payments, keeping a commission. in-app purchases | A | Google Play listing: Verbi: Learn a New Language, read 13 October 2026 | ||
| Calyra | Sells the Android app and its in-app subscriptions. | A | Google Play listing: Calyra - AI Calorie Tracker | ||
| Pingo AI | Sells the Pingo Pro subscriptions as in-app purchases on Android. in-app purchases | A | Google Play: Language Learning: Pingo AI, read 16 October 2026 | ||
| Cal AI | Distributes the Android app and collects the subscriptions; Google keeps a cut of each payment. | B | CNBC Make It, September 2025, reprinted by The Nightly: 18yo CEO Zach Yadegari learned to code at age 7, now he has a $2.1 million-a-month AI app | ||
| Boothie | Distributes the Android app and bills its in-app purchases. | since September 2026 | B | Google Play listing of Boothie | |
| SoundBoost.ai | Distributes the Android app. | B | Google Play listing: Audio Mastering - SoundBoost | ||
| Glossa.live | Distributes the free Android app, which shows more than 500 downloads. | B | Google Play listing: Glossa - AI Church Translation | ||
| TrackAI | Distributes the Android app and collects the subscription payments; on the store under the founder's name by April 2026. | B | Google Play listing of Calorie Counter: TrackAI, read 13 October 2026, with the archived copy of 15 April 2026 | ||
| AudioNotes | Sells the Android app, with in-app purchases, under the developer name 1811 Labs. | B | Google Play listing: Audionotes: AI Notes & Minutes, read 16 October 2026 | ||
| AudioPen | Distributes the Android app and sells Prime inside it at its own prices. in-app billing | C | AudioPen pricing page, read 12 October 2026 | ||
| MagicSlides | Distributes the Android app. | C | TrustMRR profile of MagicSlides.app, revenue read from Stripe by API key | ||
| Voicy | Distributes the Android app, linked from the company's home page. | C | Voicy home page | ||
| IACrea | Distributes the IACrea app for Android phones. | C | IACrea home page, read 14 October 2026 | ||
| ThreadMaster | Processes subscriptions bought in the Android app. | C | ThreadMaster Privacy Policy, read 15 October 2026 | ||
| Wave AI | Sells the Android app and collects its subscriptions. in-app purchases | C | Wave pricing page | ||
| Letterly | Distributes the Android app and takes its in-app subscription payments. | C | Letterly Data Processing Agreement, effective 24 March 2026 |
Grade A: the tool's maker or a payment processor confirms the use. Grade B: an independent report, or the tool is visible in public code. Grade C: the founder or the company says so.
Used in the same businesses
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Other tools for the same job
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